"O generation, see the word of the LORD! Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of darkness? Why do My people say, "We are lords; We will come no more to You'?
Jeremiah 2:31
Surrounding context
2:30 "In vain I have chastened your children; They received no correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion.
2:31 "O generation, see the word of the LORD! Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of darkness? Why do My people say, "We are lords; We will come no more to You'?
2:32 Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number.